WorksheetsIntro to Poetic Devices
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Alliteration is...
Rhyming words together
Repeating same letter or sound at beginning of words
Using words together that mean the opposite
Repeating important lines to make a point
Personification is...
Describing nonhuman objects with humanlike qualities
Describing the personality of the Speaker
Making the Speaker of the poem more relatable
Repetition of the qualities of the Speaker
Metaphor is...
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Explaining the purpose of a poem
Visual description
Comparing two unlike things
Metaphor states that...
Poems don't need to rhyme
One thing IS another thing
One thing IS LIKE another thing
Poems must rhyme
Simile is...
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
Comparing characters together
Words that make the poem sound happy
Diction (or word choice) refers to...
Choosing an important word from the poem to share
The poet's reasoning for choosing a specific word
The translation of a poem
Choosing the title of the poem
Denotation of a word refers to...
The dictionary definition
An emotion or idea that a word evokes
Taking notes in the margin
Erasing notes in the margin
Connotation of a word refers to...
The dictionary definition
An emotion or idea that a word evokes
Taking notes in the margin
Erasing notes in the margin
Krispy Kreme is an example of...
Metaphor
Synecdoche
Rhyme Scheme
Alliteration
"Her cheeks were roses" is an example of...
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
"Her cheeks were like roses" is an example of...
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
